Want some old jokes? How about jokes that are up to 4,000 years old? Here you go. Meanwhile, music news for November 11, 2026, is certified fresh.
- RIP Del Casher. He was the guitarist who invented the wah-wah pedal in 1967, offering new sounds to people like Jimi Hendrix.
- Bob Geldof's new cause? The people of Ukraine.
- The Federal Government has confirmed that $67 million will be given to the Canadian Music Fund, which will distribute it to FACTOR, Fondation MusicAction, Canadian Starmaker Fund, Fonds RadioStar, and the Indigenous Music Office.
- Another week, another set of lawsuits against an AI firm alleging unauthorized use of music to teach LLM models. This time, it's all about Eminem and Elvis.
- Meanwhile, Nile Rodgers says he has no trouble with AI.
- There's a new documentary that looks at the terror plot that forced the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna in 2024.
- It looks like Rush's residency at The Sphere will focus heavily on 2112 and Moving Pictures.
- At the other end of the concert spectrum, a Denny's became the site of a nu-metal show. Again.
- Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is recovering nicely from an emergency medical procedure. He's 81.
- What does it take to be an arena-level artist today? Let's have a look.
- New survey: Podcast consumption is up over the last ten years. WAY up.
- This sounds ominous: The BBC's preparations for a Black Sky attack.
- Who can we blame for the power ballad? There's an argument to be made that it's Aerosmith's fault.
- Here's a band made up of doctors from PEI. They're called Flu Fighters. (Via Tom)
- Running for what, Fred Durst?
BONUS: Here's another solution to a problem no one had.
